If you look at the implication of those two together you see that total transaction value (in USD) has been fairly flat over the past year, with the exception o

If you look at the implication of those two together you see that total transaction value (in USD) has been fairly flat over the past year, with the exception of price spike periods: https://blockchain.info/charts/estimated-transaction-volume-usd?timespan=2year https://blockchain.info/charts/estimated-transaction-volume-... There have been more, but smaller transactions. edit: It should be noted the most active addresses are for known gambling sites: https://blockchain.info/popular-addresses https://blockchain.info/popular-addresses